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At environmental summit Dalai Lama says education leads to change
PORTLAND — The deterioration of the planet is a “very serious matter,” the Dalai Lama said Saturday during a forum hosted by Maitripa College. He was the highlighted speaker during, “Universal Responsibility and the Global Environment: An Environmental Summit.”
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‘Idle No More’ and Toledo’s BP refinery
The processing and transportation of tar sands oil are stirring protests across the United States and Canada, including 'Idle No More' in Toledo and First Nation members voicing concerns about the environmental risks and damage.
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Just in time for Passover, Israel braces for locust invasion
JERUSALEM (RNS) With Passover just three weeks away, the timing of a massive infestation of locusts in Egypt is striking many Israelis as downright biblical.
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Spirit of St. Francis lives strong in Assisi
ASSISI, Italy (RNS) When some 550 religious and humanitarian leaders gathered in this Umbrian hill town last month to promote the causes of love and forgiveness, it was a spectacular reminder of the powerful charisma that this place holds for people of all faiths and none.
An estimated 6 million visitors came to Assisi last year, according to a spokesman for the convent of the Basilica of San Francesco.
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MultiFaith harvest festival celebrates crops, good will
In Toledo, we celebrated our Fourth Annual Multifaith Harvest Festival at Glenwood Lutheran Church on Sunday (Sept. 30).
Faced with the reality of a severe economic downturn and a media barrage of violence and discord, we are hungry. It is a visceral hunger for good, nutritious food, as well as a spiritual hunger for peace.
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